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Sheets, 4 cents.
Pillow cases. 3 cents.
Tea towels, 1 cent.
Napkins, 1 cent,
Counter Panes, plain, 10 cents.
Roller towels, 2 cents. ,
Bath towels, 2 cents.
Crash towels, z cents.
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Table cloths, large, 10 cents.
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WINTER
JOURNEYS
XIMTCTTWIHST BATES
Daily low excursion rates
after November 20 to South
ern and Cuban resorts.
Daily now in. effect to South
ern California. Lower yet,
homeseekers excursion rates
first and third Tuesdays to
the south and southwest.
CMM SMW MIAJU
9wtwwv wvvwnf viuinni
December 9 to 19. Visit
this interesting exposition
of the best corn products
and their use. Attractive
program with moving pic
tures, electrical illumina
tions, sensational prizes for
the best exhibits. Consult
the agent or local papers.
KELP VS SETTLE YWft CWNTRY
Send D. Clem Deaver,
General Agent, Land Seek
ers Information Bureau,
Omaha, the names and ad
dresses of your old neigh
bors back east, whom you
think might be induced to
settle in your locality.
! W. L. Wakklsy, G. P. A Omaha Net,
JB&FiVffl
fTTTTTTT W??t44HtM,tVVTT7 4
'A Matrimonial
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Importation.
By JENNIE LUDLUM LEE. t
' Copyrighted, 1008, by Associated
I Literary Press.
Karlo Scott urrlvcd nt the pier Just
ts the giant stcnuishtp docked. Ho ap
peared to be looking for no particular
person, but, rather, to search tbe faces
of the crowds about him. Some ono
tapped him on the arm.
"Are you one of thoso horrid men?"
b rather tired voice Inquired.
Scott turned and smiled at the girl
beside him.
"Well, I certainly am a man," ho
acknowledged, "and I guess I'm about
ns horrid as most of my sex."
"Oh, I didn't mean I beg your par
don," stammered the girl. "I meant
wore you a customs offlccr? You sec.
lm"-
ITe scanned the glri'a face closely,
vould she bo up to tho old game of
smuggling? More than ono official bad
been tricked by a pair of honest eyes,
and Scott had Just acknowledged that
he 'was but a mere man. Tho girl cer
tainly had a fascinating personality.
Scott Informed her that he was not a
customs official, but offered to be of
any assistance to her.
"Ob, thank you so much," sho ex
claimed as she hurriedly glanced about
her. "I want a cab to take mo to that
address," and she handed him a visit
ing card. "No one has met me, and,
oh, I must set away before ho comes
off the boat."
"I understand," assured Scott, though
in reality he did not. "Want to shake
some undesirable shipboard acquaint
ance?" "It'a not exactly that bo's a dear,
but oh, if you will Just get mo a cab
that will solve tho whole problem."
A cabman was found who agreed to
take the girl to her destination for a
nominal fee, and as Scott closed the
door upon bis mysterious companion
sho leaned forward through the win
dow. "Won't you tell rao your name and
I'll havo my- uncle wrlto and thank
you?" she inquired. '
lie drew a card from his wallet and
presented it to her. Aloud sho read
the address in trembling voice, "Mr.
Earlo Cowdrey Scott, llnrlcquln Club."
"Won't you write Instead?" Earlo
suggested, but the disinterested cab
man whipped up his horse and her
answer was lost
Scott now hurriedly returned to the
ship and boarded her. He hnd no dif
ficulty In tlndlng his father, who was
always among tbe last to leave a ship.
Ills son, knowing this, had not hasten
ed to find him. After tho flntt greet
ings tbe old gentleman slapped his son
affectionately upon tbe shoulder.
"Well, my boy, I've brought you a
fine present this year a rare prize."
Then, glancing about the ship and the
crowd below them, he added. "Hut I
think the little minx has slipped off."
That evening as father and son sat
chatting over their coffee nnd cigars
the old gentleman announced:
"Well, Earle. I brought a wife homo
for you tame over In the ship with
me."
Earle seemed somewhat startled.
"May I ask. dad. If you have mar
ried again, or Is this matrimonial im
portation for me to take unto my
self?"
"Oh,, for you for you," said the old
man gleefully. "And we're going
around there tonight, ncro's where
she la, H,er uncle, old .John Ranks,
Is a great friend of mine."
He passed the card over to Kurle.
The latter had held the mute to it In
the morning.' Smiling to himself, Earle
agreed, thinking that the myxtcrlous
girl vfss well worth knowing better.
All day long Innumerable pictures of
her bad flitted through bis mind. He
would be glad to know the truth.
When father and fcon were announc
ed, John Banks and his niece entered
the room full of hearty greetings, but
the young couple gave no outward
Blgn of recognition. Before loug the
two elder men found that comfort
awaited them in tbe library in the
form of duplicate wbiit and good ci
gars. Earle notfd that Edith Hamilton was
somewhat 111 at ease, but made little
headway In rolvjng the problem that
evening. When he left the faoutse, how
aver, be bad to acknowledge to him
self that the girl was charming in tbs
extreme. Fie mi$VoI iiermlsBlon to call
again.
"And, by the nay. Miss Hamilton, 1
Aau't have to drag father along every
time, do I?" be sitked In mock defer
ence. On tbe way home that evening the
father went Into something of an ex
planation.
"There's an old fashioned girl for
you, Earle. hike your uotbrr ns aa
a girl. Nothing deceitful about her
right in the open-everythlng straight
from the shoulder. 1 talked a lot
about you on the trip over and told her
she was Just tbe type of girl you nets
looking for that we needed her sort
,to round out our home. Bbe's been In
school for years over in France and
bow baa come to beep house for Banks
Bfow did she strike youV
"As a most deceitful, deep young per.
son," announced Earle, with great em.
paaais. Yet in his heart he really felt
that the apparent deceit only added to
her charms
Karle became a frequeut visitor at
the Banks household. Iff had the
same of a heartless bachelor among
his club mates. Women in general
a& made little Impression on him. but
be had to acknowledge to himself that
he lored thf girl with, alt his power
and his power was n great one. He
wanted her and would lcavo no stone
unturned to win her. And tho evening
came when ho told her of his love
and asked her to bo his wife.
"Oh, I with you had not nsked me,
Mr. Scott, 1 couldn't, rcully 1 couldn't,"
was her Insistent plcft. "Just let's go
on being friends."
The big man seemed to shiver. Ho
was very much in earnest, but he took
her refusal like tho man he wns.
As he sat nt his desk the next morn
ing Idly drcnmlng of dreams gone
wrong his telephone boll rang. It Was
Edith Hamilton at tho other end of tho
wire. She asked blm In most un
steady voice to como over thrt even
ingthat sho had some sort of nn ex
planation to make. Shnrply at 8 o'clock
Scott was In tho drawing room. As
she entered the room her face bore n
sad expression, yet withal she wns
rndinntly beni tlful to Earle.
"Little girl I" Scott nlmost whispered
ns sho came toward him. She seemed
n saintly being, far beyond his reach.
"I love you you know thnt. don't
you?"
"Yes. Earle. I believe you do." sho
tittered hb she sank Into a chair near
him. "Thnt Is vthy I Bent for you.
Something' seemed to tell it to me after
you left. I want to tell -you something.
Tho day I met you on tho pier I want
ed to escape your father before ho
camo on shore. We had Joked about
my marrying his son, and when the
time came when I, must actually face
you I hurried away to escape the meet
ing." "And 1 thought you were running
away from tho customs officials,"
laughed Scott
"Well, in part- I wns. You see, I
brought over a lot of real laco and
smuggled It In. I had sewed yards
and yards of it on a cheap petticoat
which I had on nt tho time."
For a moment they both laughed
heartily, then again the serious expres
sion came back into Edith's face.
"It was nil started in a Joke," she
continued. "But when I had actually
met you and" here her voice dropped
nlmost to a whisper "and loved you. I
was so afraid that you were asking me
Just to please your father."
"Do I look like such a mollycoddle?"
asked Earle ns he drew closer to her.
"Well, that wns why I said 'No!" last
night. Then I couldn't sleep for the
very Joy of thinking thnt perhaps per
haps you really did love me for myself
nlonc. Do you, Earle?"
For answer Earle took her In his
arms.
"You're n deceitful little wretch," ho
teased, "but I love you nnd for your
self alone better than life Itself and
you must know it."
"Oh, dear, I'm so happy," she mur
mured ns she nestled closer to him.
"And, Earle, It's early, and Uncle John
has gone over to piny whist with your
father. Let's run over nnd surprlso
them. I'm sure Uncle John will bo bo
glad to be rid of mo and your father
well"
"Will be so happy to find that his
matrimonial importation has proved ac
ceptable." finished Earle.
What Matter Really Is.
Throughout the greater part of space
we find simple unmodified ether, elas
tic and massive, squirming und quiver
ing with energy, but stationary as u
whole. Here aud there, however, we
Qnd specks of electruiied ether, Isolat
ed, yet connected together by fields of
force uud a atnte of violent locomotion.
Thebo "specks" are what In tbe form
of prodigious aggregates we know as
"mnttcr," and the greater number of
sensible phenomena, such as viscosity,
heat, souud, electric conduction, ab
sorption nnd emission of light, belong
to these differentiated or Individualized
and dissociated or electrified specks,
which are either flying alone or are
restoring with orbital motion in groups.
The "matter" to constituted built up
of these well separated particles, with
Interstices enormous In proportion to
the size of the specks must be an ex
cessively porous or gossamer-like struc
ture, like a cobweb, a milky way or a
comet's tall, and the Inertia of matter
that Is, tbe combined inertia of a
group of electrified ether part lei
must be a mere residual fraction of
tbe mass of the main bulk of undlffer
enUated continuous fluid occupying the
same spnee, of which fluid the par
ticles are hypothetlcally composed and
In which they freely move. Sir Oliver
Lodge ib "Modern Views of Electric
ity.' By Inheritance.
When a strange woman came for the
soiled clothes, aays a writer in the Bal
Umoro News, tbe mistress of tbe house
came to the conclusion that her own
laundress bad simply employed a new
messenger and made no comment on
the circumstance. But when two
Weeks hsd'jcie byand still ,the old
laundress known as' Susan did not
appear the mistress of the house felt
that she would be lacking in her duty
If she did not make some Inquiry
about her.
"Where is Susan?" she naked the
tall, bony woman who came for the
clothes.
"She has gone to Pennsylvania to
live, yessum," returned the woma
with composure. "She went to Penn
sylvania some time ago, an she let
goodby for yuh, but a long yuh didn't
Mem VPh notice 1 didn't say nuflanV
"But why didn't aba come and tell
me and allow me to make some ar
rangements about my laundry?"
"Well, she lef yo' clothes tub meh.
She made a will an' lef' dem clothes
tuh meh. We'se alius been good frlen's,
an so w'en she lef she say I may
wash yo' clothes long ex I wush tuh,
an' dere was no nse worryln' yuh
bout hit. now waa dere?"
To this moderate and sensible ques
tion tbe mistress of tbe house found
no ready response.
"ROBERT FULTON AS A LAD.
m
Incidenta Illustrating the Young Man's
interest In Mechanlrs.
There nro several anecdotes which
rolnto to Robert Vulton'o early interest
In mechanics tho first slops of progress
townnl his later skill. In 1770, when
ho was eight yenrs old, his mother,
having previously taught him to read
and write, sent him to n school kept by
Mr. Caleb Johnson, a Quaker gentle
man of pronounced Tory principles so
pronounced, In fact, that ho narrowly
escaped with his Hfo during the Ilevo
lutlon. But Hobert Fulton did not care
for books, and bo begnn nt a very early
ago to search for problems never mns
tcred nnd bound In print This greatly
distressed tho Quaker teacher, who
spared not the rod, nnd If Is snld Umt
in administering such discipline on tho
hand of Hobert Fulton ho ono day tes
tily exclaimed, "There, thnt will make
you do something!" to which Itobcrt.
with fqldcd arms, replied, "Sir, I came
to have something beaten into my
brains nnd uot Into my knuckles."
Without doubt be wus n trial to bin
teacher.
Ho entered school ono day very late,
and when tho master Inquired the rea
son Kobert. with frank interest, re
plied that ho bad been ut Nicholas Mil
ler's Bbop pounding out lead for a pen
cil. "It Is tho very best 1 over hnd,
Kir," ho afllrmed as he displayed his
product. The master, after an exami
nation of the pencil, pronounced It ex
cellent. When Itobcrt'R mother, who
had been distressed by his lack of ap
plication to his studies, expressed to
his teacher her pleasure at signs of
improvement tho latter confided to her
thnt Hobert had said to him, "My head
la so full of orlglunl notions that there
Is no vacant chamber to stow away the
contents of dusty books."
These incidents to tho contrary. It Is
nevertheless true that Robert Fulton
did nbsorb n good knowledge of the
rudiments of education. Century Mag
azine. THE TRAPPED THIEF.
A Midnight Adventure With South
American Desperadoes.
In describing certain experiences
among the outlaws aud desperadoes of
South Aiuerlcn nu English traveler
tells the following grisly story:
"One bight a farmer was roused
from bleep by hearing unusual nnd
Mealthy noises about the place, lie
KOt quietly out of bed aud, after listen
ing attentively, discovered that some
people outside were cutting a hole
through the door close to the bolt by
which It wns held.
"It did not rcqulro any great amount
of detective talent to guess the object
of thi' operation, and tho best way to
Toll It wus suggested by n thong of
inwtildt; with n loop on It which hung
from n hook on the inside of the door.
Noiselessly removing the thong, he
flipped tbe end of It through tho loop,
nnd there ho atood armed with an im
promptu lasso, ready for action.
"It was nn anxious time while the
f farmer stood watching the hole in the
door grow larger and larger uutll at
last It was of sufficient size to effect
the purpose- for which it was made.
"The supreme moment arrived, and a
hand was "steulthlly Inserted not only
through tbe hole, but also through the
loop of tbe little lasso which hung
skillfully around It With a Budden
Jerk the loop was tightened around the
wrist and the hand dragged In as for
ns tho uperture would allow, while the
thoug was securely fastened to the
hook on the back of tho door.
"Tho robber was perfectly helpless,
His companions cnmi' to his uid and,
having Ineffectually dragged nt the im
prisoned arm till they were tired, gave
up the struggle and prepared to depart
"But they wore prudent men. and It
occurred to them to xnve himself their
companion might betray them. Dead
men, they thought, tell no tales, so
they killed him." New York MaiL
A Maharajah's Revenge.
A umhumnce of Xcpaul committed
Bulclde In horror ut tho disfigurement
which uu attack of smallpox bad
caused In her features. The mahara
Jab, vho wns passionately' attached io
her, first wreaked his vengeance on
tbe physicians who had attended her
In her illness. Then he flew at higher
game. Out of tbe great temple he
brought tbe Idols, placed loaded can
non before them and bade gunners fire.
In terror at the proposed blasphemy,
they refused. Thereupon the mahara
Jah banged several of them. The sur
vivors then submitted, and tbe guns
were tired and the Idols blown to
piece. -Lelpslc Mlsslonsblatt
The- Coveted Hand.
The young man had gone to the heir
ess' father always a ticklish Job but
he took his courage with an Iron grip.
"Sir," he blurted out, "I want to ask
you for your daughter's hand."
The old man, not la the least discon
certed, said:
"Which hand? The one she signs
checks with, I suppose?"
Hit Him Hard.
"I presume," said the lodger Icily at
the conclusion of the little dispute with
bis landlady "1 presume that you will
allow me to take my belongings away
with me?"
"I am sorry." was the loy, reply, "but
your other collar has not yet come
home from tbe laundry." Kansas City
Independent
The Way Hs Lest.
Tho McSkinner Twa shllliu' to gan
te Holborn! Nny, nay. But weel, I'll
toss ye, double or quits. Sporting Cab
byWell, I'm golu that way any'ow,
bo 'ere goesl 'EadsJ The McSkinner
Heads? Weel. ye've won. So I'll jlt
kite to walk! Punch.
Money Laid
Out On Groceries
in our store is always well spent Von get
your full money's worth, besides the satis
faction that you are consuming only pure
goods. Even all the Canned goods that
are so much consumed during the summer
season are bought by us from the most
reputable packing houses, with their guar
antee that we can warrant the purity ot
each article to our customers. Our Pickles,
Soup, Sardines and Fruits are the best
manufactured today.
JAMES GRAHAM
LITTLE GEH
RERAIR SHOP
G. P. Guiri:, Proprietor
Prices Right
One Door South ot New's Grocery.
Box Butte Avenue.
G. W. ZOBEL
DRAY LINE
Office at Geo. Darling's Store
Phone 139.
Residence Phone 570.
GEO. W. ZOBEL.
H. NELSON,
Painting, Paper Hanging
and Kalsomining
Phone 641
Alliance,
Nebr.
When you plan your home
remember the importance of
Good Plumbing
I do sanitary work and guar
antee. I install Standard bath room
fixtures.
Steam and Hot Water Heat
ing with modern, up-to-date
Ideal Boilers and American
Radiators right in my line.
FRED BRENNAN
Seven room
flodern House
$3,200.
A iine seven-room, modern
house located in the best resi
dence district in Alliance, on
Laramie avenue. This house
has a good hot-air furnace,
electric lighted throughout,
bath room, lavatory, etc. A
good steel range connected
with the hot-water system,
goes with the house. Dumb
waiter to basement, good elec
tric lighted barn, laundry, etc.
This will not last get in now
and see it.
Nebraska
Land Co.
J. C. MrCoRKLE, Mgr.
Lloyd C. Thomas, Sec'y.
Ptofie 281-AlliMtcce Natl, tonic Mtk.
Try My Flour
and you won't have any more
worry about your bread.
My brands of At and Cow are
not excelled anywhere in this
country, and ladies who have
used tbem are my beat adver
tisers. Ptwiw He. 71 R. TUH Nl. 85
J. ROWAN
THE FLIUI AND FEU MAM
;
The Man With
A Millstone
About Hi$ Neck
The millstone is lack of
special training. It holds
one man down to hard work
and small wages while
cithers, properly trained, go
ahead. But every man and
woman who is laboring
under such a burden can
easily rise to a better posi
tion aud increased earnings
and can find out how for
the asking.
To find out how, simply
write the I. C. S., stating
the position you wish to
gain. In return, an institu
tion with 15 years of suc
cessful experience in train
ing thousands of others for
advancement will tell you
how It can fit YOU for a
better-paying position. No
risk to run. No books to
buy. Isn't such a chance
for advancement worth this
much to you T
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3 The news items of tbe home com
munity. f Tbe things in which you are most
interested.
The births, weddings, deaths of
the people you know.
The social affairs of our own and
surrounding towns.
Thai ar tlia lris.fi ef facta thi aar
sri T Im avarr lat. Thar urn
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WE PRINT
SALE BILLS
ANB PBINT THEM RIGHT
i.i:gal notice-
In tbe District Court ot Dot Ilnttu County,
Nebraska.
Maud McDonnell, Plaintiff 1
V8 V
Kdward MuUonuotl, Defendant )
To Kdward MeOounell, non-resident defend
ant: You arc hereby notified that ou tho S9th
day of October, 1003, Mand McConucll tiled a
petition ngutnst you In the district court of
Box Butto County, Nebraska, tho object aud
prayer of which ure to obtain a divorce from
you on the ((rounds that you are un habitual
drunkard and that you have grossly, wanton
ly and cruelly rcfosod and neglected to sup
port and provide suitable maintenance for
plaintiff, although ot sufllcleut. ability to do
ao.
You are required to answer said petition on
or before Monday, tho 7th day of December,
JP08.
Maud McCosnell. Plaintiff,
f p Oct. MMv. by W. Mltcbel 1. her attorney
l.f.GAU N'OTICK.
The Htate of Nebraska, I Iu the County
Box Uutte County, f Court
In matter of the estate of Kdward James Barry
deceased
To the creditors of said estates
You are hereby nutlllcd. that I will sit at
the county court room In Alliance, Box Batle
county. Ncbranka, on the SQtn day of April,
K3. to receive and examine all claims
against said estato, with a view to their ad
justment aud allowance. The time limited for
tbe presentation of claims ajrulnst said citato
is six months from tho Jlrth day of October,
A. 1). 1908. and the time limit for payment of
debts is one year from the 19th day of October.
190B.
Witness my baud and the seal of eald County
Court Uiis Hth day of October, 1008.
rsKAU
L. A. Bebht.
f p Oct l&-5w
County Judge.
SiiM Kfffr-Crtts Sktrt-KifR luffs.
1 raised the bull calf that took first
premium, also calf that took fifth in
same class, in open competition, at our
State fair in September 1907. Mv
herd took fourteen ribbous, altogether.
I now have thirty bulls, from one to
three years old, which I would like to
sell for fall delivery; a oar load. 1 will
sell from twelve to twenty; you take
your pick for J? 100 each. I will keep
tbem for two months, feed them oats,
alfalfa, etc., get them in good shape.
You take them in December, winter
tbem at home, and they will do you
some good. J. G. Bkhmzhr,
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Broken Bow. Neb.
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